Rachel Nichols

PHOENIX — Roger Goodell tried to walk the difficult line between humility and authority in his annual pre-Super Bowl press conference on Friday. Given the NFL commissioner's robotic nature, it's not surprising that he tripped over that line a number of times. Yet when Goodell had finished after 48 minutes, the hottest talk was not about what he said, but who was not there. Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who rattled his sword in Goodell's direction Monday night over Deflategate and has been a regular at these state of the league affairs, was nowhere to be found. Even the most eloquent and nimble of speakers — Goodell is neither — is going to have a difficult...

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